Adam Dachis

There are plenty of great Starbucks hacks, but most involve ordering a coffee. If your preference is tea, barista Josh Whittington has posted a few helpful tips over on Quora. For starters, if you actually enjoy the flavor of tea you'll want to ask Starbucks to avoid watering it down:

Iced Teas are double-strength in pitcher and watered down for your final recipe. Ask for "no water" for a much stronger (and, in my opinion, more effective) flavor.

Additionally, it sounds like they sweeten their tea a lot:

Also, Iced Teas are generally "sweetened." This means 3, 4, 6 or 8(?) pumps of sweetener at ~30 calories each. This adds up, and is largely unnecessary if you're a fan of tea. The (?) next to the 8 is because I don't know how many pumps the new 30 oz. Trenta calls for. My drink of choice is a Venti unsweetened, no water Green Tea.

These are just a few choice tips from the list. For more, check out the full post over at Quora.